GUERILLA, GUERRILLA
\ɡɛɹˈɪlə], \ɡɛɹˈɪlə], \ɡ_ɛ_ɹ_ˈɪ_l_ə]\
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A mode of harassing an army by small bands adopted by the Spaniards against the French in the Peninsular War. and by Quantrell, Mosby and Morgan during the Civil War in this country: a member of such a band.
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Conducted by or conducting petty warfare.
By Daniel Lyons
